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Heavyweight · Golden Age (1920–1959)

Jersey Joe Walcott

Top 100 · #49 · 59.6 points
49
Wins
20
Losses
1
Draws
31
KOs
63%
KO %
Born
1914
Died
1994
Nationality
USA
Career
1930–1953

Became the oldest man at the time to win the heavyweight title, at 37, with a crafty, feinting style.

Titles & Honours

Career Timeline

1930–1953
  1. Milestone

    First recorded professional bout

    vs Eddie Wallace · W KO

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  2. Signature fight

    vs Elmer Ray

    W KO · Rockland Palace, New York City , New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  3. Milestone

    25th recorded win

    vs Felix Del Paoli · PTS. Newspaper decisions excluded.

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  4. Signature fight

    vs Jimmy Bivins

    W SD · Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  5. Signature fight

    vs Joey Maxim

    W MD · Convention Hall , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.

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  6. Title history

    Title reign begins

    World Heavyweight Champion (1951–1952). Year from profile title history; exact title-winning bout not identified.

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  7. Milestone

    Latest recorded bout

    vs Rocky Marciano · L KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.

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Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.

Photo Archive

Original caption by International News Photos: Rocky Marciano, the challenger (Left) and heavyweight champion Joe Walcott pose with their signed contract to fight for the heavyweight title, to be held
Original caption by International News Photos: Rocky Marciano, the challenger (Left) and heavyweight champion Joe Walcott pose with their signed contract to fight for the heavyweight title, to be held
Photo of boxer Jersey Joe Walcott and Robert Culp from the television program Cain's Hundred.
Photo of boxer Jersey Joe Walcott and Robert Culp from the television program Cain's Hundred.
Jersey Joe Walcott in training before the match versus Elmer "Violent" Ray, 16 september 1937.
Jersey Joe Walcott in training before the match versus Elmer "Violent" Ray, 16 september 1937.
Ezzard Charles (left) dodges a right hand from Jersey Joe Walcott (right) during their first boxing match on June 22, 1949 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.
Ezzard Charles (left) dodges a right hand from Jersey Joe Walcott (right) during their first boxing match on June 22, 1949 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois.

4 archival photographs under their original licences.

Fight-by-Fight Record

DateResultOpponentMethodRoundVenue
1930-09-09WEddie WallaceKO1Ice Arena, Vineland, New Jersey , U.S.
1930-09-16LK.O. PalmerDQ3Ice Arena, Vineland, New Jersey , U.S.
1930-10-10WJimmy O'TooleTKO4Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1930-10-24WFrank MitchellTKO4Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
1931-03-19LCarl MaysPTS6Egg Harbor, New Jersey, U.S.
1931-04-20WCarl MaysKO2Waltz Dream Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
1933-05-05WBob NorrisKO1Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
1933-07-28WHenry TaylorKO1Arena, Pennsauken, New Jersey , U.S.
1933-11-16LHenry TaylorPTS6New Broadway AC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1935-08-26WLew AlvaKO1Arena, Pennsauken, New Jersey, U.S.
1935-10-01WPat RolandTKO4Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1935-10-29WAl KingKO1Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1935-11-26WRoxie AllenKO8Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1936-01-21LAl EttoreKO8Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1936-03-16WWillie ReddishPTS8Philadelphia Arena , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1936-04-28WJoe ColucciKO4Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1936-06-16WLouis LePageKO3Coney Island Velodrome , New York City , New York, U.S.
1936-06-22WPhil JohnsonTKO3Shibe Park , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1936-07-14DBilly KetchellPTS10Arena, Pennsauken, New Jersey , U.S.
1936-09-01LBilly KetchellPTS10Arena, Pennsauken, New Jersey
1937-05-22LTiger Jack FoxKO8Rockland Palace, New York City , New York, U.S.
1937-09-03WJoe LippsKO2Garden Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S.
1937-09-25WElmer RayKO3Rockland Palace, New York City , New York, U.S.
1937-10-09LGeorge BrothersPTS8Rockland Palace, New York City , New York, U.S.
1938-01-10WFreddie FiduciaPTS8Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1938-01-20WJim WhitestPTS8Olympia A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1938-03-25WArt SykesKO4Cambria A.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1938-04-12WLorenzo PackKO4Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1938-05-10LTiger Jack FoxPTS10Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1938-06-14LRoy LazerPTS8Fairview Arena, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1938-12-23WBob TowPTS8114th Infantry Regiment Armory , Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1939-08-14WAl BorosPTS8Meadowbrook Bowl, Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
1939-11-18WCurtis SheppardPTS8Rockland Palace, New York City , New York, U.S.
1940-01-19WTiger 'Red' LewisTKO6Cambria AC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1940-02-12LAbe SimonKO6Laurel Garden, Newark, New Jersey , U.S.
1944-06-07WFelix Del PaoliPTS8Batesville AC, Haddonfield, New Jersey , U.S.
1944-06-28WEllis SingletonKO3Batesville AC, Haddonfield, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-01-11WJackie SaundersTKO2Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-01-25LJohnny AllenPTS8Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-02-22WAustin JohnsonPTS6Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-03-15WJohnny AllenPTS8Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-08-02WJoe BaksiPTS10Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-09-20WJohnny DensonKO2Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-10-24WSteve DudasTKO5Paterson, New Jersey , U.S.
1945-11-12WLee Q. MurrayDQ9Coliseum , Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
1945-12-10WCurtis SheppardKO10Coliseum, Baltimore, Maryland , U.S.
1946-01-30WJohnny AllenKO3Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1946-02-25WJimmy BivinsSD10Cleveland Arena , Cleveland, Ohio , U.S.
1946-03-20WAl BlakeTKO4Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1946-05-24WLee OmaUD10Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S.
1946-08-16WTommy GómezTKO3Madison Square Garden , New York City , New York, U.S.
1946-08-28LJoey MaximPTS10Public Service Ballpark, Camden, New Jersey , U.S.
1946-11-15LElmer RaySD10Madison Square Garden, New York City , New York, U.S.
1947-01-06WJoey MaximMD10Convention Hall , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
1947-03-04WElmer RayMD10Burdine Stadium , Miami, Florida , U.S.
1947-06-23WJoey MaximSD10Gilmore Field , Los Angeles, California , U.S.
1947-12-05LJoe LouisSD15Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1948-06-25LJoe LouisKO11Yankee Stadium , New York City, New York, U.S.
1949-06-22LEzzard CharlesUD15Comiskey Park , Chicago, Illinois , U.S.
1949-08-14WOlle TandbergTKO5Råsunda Stadium , Stockholm , Sweden
1950-02-08WHarold JohnsonKO3Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1950-03-03WOmelio AgramonteTKO7Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1950-03-13WJohnny ShkorKO1Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1950-05-28WHein ten HoffUD10Rhein-Neckar-Stadion , Mannheim , West Germany
1950-11-24LRex LayneUD10Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
1951-03-07LEzzard CharlesUD15Olympia , Detroit, Michigan , U.S.
1951-07-18WEzzard CharlesKO7Forbes Field , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, U.S.
1952-06-05WEzzard CharlesUD15Municipal Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1952-09-23LRocky MarcianoKO13Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
1953-05-15LRocky MarcianoKO1Chicago Stadium , Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Showing 70 of 70 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-11. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.

Record notes

Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.

Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).

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